Thank you for the 1000 prize of my friend Zifeng Yunsong After the explanation, Yang Yan led everyone to the depths, inside were archers and armor makers, who were respectively maintaining weapons and bows, and an old man in his fifties was the head of this group.
Yang Yan asked, "How do you call my father?"
The old man hurriedly saluted: "Don't dare to ask the lord of Lang, the slave name is Zhou Cheng" Yang Yan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Old Zhou doesn't have to be nervous, I am here to find out that the army may make crossbows."
Zhou Cheng's wrinkled face showed a confident smile: "My Zhou family followed the Xun family when they were in Cao Wei, and it has been nearly a hundred years, and the crossbows in the old man's mansion are all from my Zhou family." “ "Good" In Xiao Qiaoniang's stunned, Yang Yan took out a stack of papers from his arms, handed it over and said, "These are two things, a bed crossbow and a Semen knife car, can you make it?"
The bed crossbow appeared in the Liu and Song dynasties, the range is long, the power is large, the special up to three feet, such as the arm thickness of the iron arrow, or the thicker stepping arrow, the former to kill the dense crowd or siege the city, the latter arrow can go deep into the wall, for the siege soldiers to climb on the arrow shaft, Yang Yan confessed to the design of the bed crossbow, is to prepare for the future attack on the dock forts.
Moreover, he made improvements on the basis of Liu Song's bed crossbow, and applied it to the spring and crank handle, so that the charging force was more sufficient, and the winding speed was faster, which was still difficult in terms of the technical level at that time.
The purpose of the Saimen knife cart is the opposite of the bed crossbow, dedicated to defending the city, and the front knife wall is equipped with 24 steel knives, which can not only kill and injure the enemy, but also block the enemy's arrows, so that the opponent is difficult to climb, forming a barrier to activity, after all, in the long-term fierce battle to hold the city, the city gate is difficult to protect a time, and the Saimen knife cart is the most useful emergency weapon.
The manufacture of the Saimen knife car itself is not difficult, that is, it is coarse and bulky, Mozi has recorded, and there is no need to build much, four city gates, one door is enough.
In contrast, Yang Yan attaches more importance to the bed crossbow.
As an offensive weapon, more powerful than the bed crossbow is the return cannon, which can fire a boulder weighing nearly a thousand catties, and a cannon can break a corner of the city wall, the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty is not unrelated to the return cannon, which is essentially a trebuchet, at that time it was commonly used as a towed lever stone thrower, and the return gun belongs to the counterweight lever stone thrower, which is a generation ahead in technology, and it is more difficult to develop research and development.
For the time being, Yang Yan has no need to use the return cannon, and with his manpower and material resources, he can't afford to use it at present, so he will concentrate on the bed crossbow first.
Zhou Cheng looked at the drawings carefully, and said for a long time: "The Saimen knife car is not a problem, and the bed crossbow is not difficult, it is nothing more than to increase the size of the crossbow and add one or two more crossbow arms, but I am afraid it will take some time according to the requirements of the Lang master." “ Yang Yan smiled encouragingly: "Don't worry, if you don't know anything, you can come to me at any time, if you make a bed crossbow, I will record your second-class merit once, and the participants will record the C-class merit once." “ "Slave Slave Doing His Best" Zhou Cheng trembled slightly Two second-class merits, release of slaves, three second-class merits, can enter the prime minister's mansion as an auxiliary official, two first-class merits, can be appointed as 300 stones, and the highest promotion to a thousand-stone official position Yang Yan waved his hand and continued to walk inside with everyone.
The palace was divided into pieces, and in a few moments, it entered the camp for the old and weak.
In fact, the old and weak are also relative, the vast majority are only in their forties, there are very few over fifty, and some are less than forty, in the later generations, this age is the golden period of a person's career, and at this time, because of the hardships and hard work of life, the face is generally around fifty or sixty years old.
"Seen the General" "See General" The old and weak saluted one after another.
Yang Yan squeezed out a smile and asked, "How are you doing, you have a lack of food and clothing, but you are uncomfortable?"
Ah Ling's grandfather Li Shi said: "I am already grateful to be rescued by the general and given food and clothing, how dare I make another vain request, just eat and live in vain, I am very uneasy, although my muscles and bones are old, I am willing to serve the work of dogs and horses." “ "Although we are old, we can cultivate the fields" "Yes, I am willing to serve the dogs and horses, and serve the generals" Everyone has taken a stand.
In fact, Yang Yan understands the mentality of the old and weak, and he definitely does not rule out the factor of gratitude, but he is also likely to worry about being driven away because of his old age and uselessness, or returning to the old way of being driven to labor in the past and only eating half a full meal a day.
After all, the situation in the army is well known, and when there is a shortage of food, it must be the old and weak who will be given up first, they only hope to find a job and reflect their own value.
In troubled times, the most worthless thing is human life, such as Yang Yan, who is willing to provide for the elderly, is almost unique, and no one has the luxury of expecting to get better treatment if he leaves Yang Yan.
Yang Yan muttered: "In this case, I will ask first, but if someone is literate and willing to teach young children in the army or soldiers to read and write, they can come to the left of the general, and in the future, they will be selected to serve as a scholar Peng, a county Peng, a scholar of scriptures, and a literary history. “ More than 20 people stepped out one after another, standing on the left side of Yang Yan, although many people were old-fashioned and skinny, their backs were straight, and some people were wearing messy beards, with a scholarly demeanor.
Ah Ling's grandfather was also there, and arched his hand and said: "Since we were saved by the general, we should serve the general, and we only want two meals a day to be full, and I don't dare to think about him." “ Yang Yan shook his head and smiled: "Pay for work, apply for talent, it is the righteousness of the right, the old man does not have to be modest, by the way, I don't know what the old man is called." “ "Old Husband Cui Visit" Ah Ling's grandfather stroked his beard and said proudly.
"What Qinghe Choi's" "Oh, it turned out to be Cui Gong, I didn't expect to fall to this."
"Yes, it's really unpredictable, Liu Yueshi, Lu Zidao and Wen Hedong's father Wen Qiao, Wen Xiang, once served as the Taishou of Hedong and took Cui's daughter as his wife, I heard that Wen Taizhen is quite famous in Jiangdong, presumably Cui Gong went to Wen Taizhen."
"Speaking of which, Cui Gong is still Wen Taizhen's uncle."
Everyone gossiped, and inadvertently revealed the origin of Cui Yue's visit, and someone asked: "Cui Gong, I heard that my nephew Cui Yue served under the command of the Duan clan in Youzhou, why don't you take refuge in Youzhou, trek through mountains and rivers, and go to Jiangdong" Cui Wan waved his sleeves: "This son is nonsense, I am ashamed to be with it" Yang Yan solemnly arched his hand and said: "I didn't expect that there was a high priest hidden in my army, but Yang was abrupt, but I still have to wronged Cui Gong to live for a while, at the end of the year, Yang sent the fleet back to Jiankang, you can take Cui Gong by the way, of course, if you want to leave, you can also go with Cui Gong."
Cui Wan sighed and said: "Even if you are not comfortable under the fence, the old man has nothing else to ask for, coarse tea and light rice are enough, and the grace of a meal still needs to be reciprocated, if the general does not give up, the old man is willing to stay in Tancheng." “ "Yang Mou is so lucky, if he returns to the south in the future, he will be sent off as a good student."
Yang Yanli is thoughtful, but it is also empty words, he will not promise an important position because of Cui Wan's high birth, at least observe for a while, whether it conflicts with his governing philosophy, or whether he has real talent and learning.
Many others were moved, and a middle-aged man asked: "The general's words are really good for Jiankang at the end of the year."
"Hmph" Ah Ling snorted coldly: "When I went to Jiankang, I was also sent to the fence, and I was looked down upon by others, so why not do it myself in exchange for two meals a day" "We were just going to Jiankang, but we strayed into the hands of thieves on the way, you little lady don't blame me."
"The general and we are gracious, he will repay in the future, and we will also serve as a professor before returning to Jiankang, and we will not eat and live in vain."
Several scholars were red and old faces could tell the difference, and Yang Yan secretly shook his head
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